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jbowling wrote:
At last we are rid of this irritating little man who has achieved very little in his long managerial career. In truth he has applied for every job going and no one wants him. He patently won't back himself to tale the club forward - he is is well aware of his limitations..

A psychological weight will be lifted from the players shoulders who are constantly told to treat the opposition with too much respect. Every game is as though we are taking on far superior teams and we need discipline to grind out a result. We should allow our players to attack with flair and show arrogance - expecting to win against many teams at this level.

Watch us go on from here - I and many more will now re attend matches in the hope that we will be entertained.

HOPE we now have Hope again - today is a great day

A man after my own heart. I only said on here yesterday that we pay the opposition far too much respect instead of going out and allowing the players to express themselves on the field of play. The manager picked them so should have the confidence to allow them to go out and show us all what they can do. Who knows maybe even our powder puff strikers might under a new manager, start to bang a few in, that would surprise me but you never know, maybe CW's tactics have stifled their instincts, we will wait and see!"

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Ian Lenagan: Wilder has quit as Oxford United manager

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by David Pritchard, Chief Sports Reporter covering Oxford United. Follow us on twitter: @oxfordmailoufc. Call me on 01865 425458

CHRIS Wilder has resigned as Oxford United manager, according to chairman Ian Lenagan.

The 46-year-old is believed to have informed the players of his decision minutes after their 1-0 win against Torquay United this afternoon.

It has come after Lenagan rejected an approach from Northampton Town yesterday to speak with Wilder about their vacant manager's position.

The U's chairman has not received a resignation letter, something he described as "bizarre" but has asked Mickey Lewis to act as caretaker boss.

Lenagan said: "My understanding is Chris Wilder has in the last half an hour told the players that he is going and will not be back at Oxford after today.

"That is all I've heard. I'm not sure, I've just looked in his office and he's not there, but it would appear that he has resigned.

"It seems a very peculiar way to do it, but he has told the players.

"He told me yesterday and the day before that he would resign at the end of the match."

Wilder took over at United in December 2008 and his five-year tenure made him the third longest serving manager in English football's top four divisions.

When he took over the club were in the bottom half of the Conference and he went on to lead them back into the Football League after a play-off final victory at Wembley in 2010.

Today's win moved United up to sixth in League Two.

Lenagan said: "Chris has done a good job for us and this is a strange way to conclude the matter at the very end.

"But he obviously feels very strongly that with five and a bit months to go on his contract he wants the security of somewhere else and the fact that he probably believes he would get offered the Northampton job has triggered this sequence of events."

The U's chairman hinted there may still be the possibility of legal action, but would take time to assess the position.